New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso has agreed to a $54 million, two-year contract with the team, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. Alonso, who turned 30 on December 7, will get a $10 million signing bonus and can opt out after the 2025 season to become a free agent again. Alonso hit 226 homers over six seasons with the Mets and became a four-time All-Star, but his strikeouts steadily increased to a career high 172 last year while his OPS has dropped to a career-low .788.
NEW YORK — First baseman Pete Alonso is staying with the New York Mets , agreeing to a $54 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
Alonso, who turned 30 on Dec. 7, lingered on the market longer than other top players. Among other free-agent first basemen, Christian Walker agreed to a $60 million, three-year contract with Houston, and Paul Goldschmidt and Carlos Santana accepted one-year agreements. “But the reality is that we’re moving forward and we continue to bring in players. And as we continue to bring in players, the reality is, it becomes harder to fit Pete into what is a very expensive group of players that we already have.”
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